Herman Rush*

Herman Rush, after many years as a producer and agent, eventually rose through the ranks to become Chairman of Columbia Pictures Television. After many years of running Coca-Cola Telecommunications, he returned to producing and was one of the original Executive Producers of the Montel Williams Show. As a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc., Rush served several terms as Chairman and now chairs EIC’s Board of Trustees. During the Reagan administration, he was appointed as a conferee for the White House Conference on Drug Abuse.